History of Cloud Computing

Long Long Time Ago....Before the Rise of Cloud Computing,

If I wanted to create a website or any web apps. I would go through the following process.

Step 1

Development

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I will develop my web application on my local computer and make sure that it works well and good.

Step 2

Choosing Hardware Requirements

Now I wanted to make my web app available to everyone, so I want to buy my server for the production environment.

Step 3

Configuring Hardware

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I am a developer. If I wanted to save money, I will take my own time to get to know all the server configuration and stuff. If you are lazy like me, you would hire an operations person for doing that stuff. Either way, you are going to spend time. Remember If I configure the server wrong, the hardware is damaged and becomes a useless piece of metal.

Step 4

Maintenance

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After everything, I wanted to make sure everyday that the website. If it was not monitored, I wouldn't know even if the website goes down. Unless I am noticed by a customer.

Step 5

Cost (According to nothingbutnet.com)

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Upfront

Server Hardware [2] - $ 11,000
Server Software (Windows Server) - $ 1700
Backup and Software - $ 2000
Ancillary Server Equipment - $ 500
Installation/Migration Costs - $ 4000

Total Upfront - $19,200 (approx.)

Monthly

Maintenance and Monitoring - $ 400
8 Hours of Monthly Remote Support - $760
Offsite Backup - $ 150

Total Monthly - $ 1310 (approx.)

Variable Repair Costs

Unplanned Repairs - $ 7000

Step 6:

Scalability

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Lets just say my application hit the market wll. I need to spend lots and lots money to people and hardware for scaling the application.

Fact: In Last 15 years, Google went from 112 Servers to a $5B-Plus Quarterly Data Center Bill.

Its a looooooooooooonnnnnnng process right....?

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But some People like John MacCharty, an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist called the “Father of Artificial Intelligence” laid a seed in 1961 at MIT. He said that "Computing can be sold like a utility, just like a water or electricity".

Since Technology ∝ Time, it eventually happened.

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Rest is History..... Many Tech Giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft captured the market.